To water or not to water
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Comments (23)Fortunately, we're a little less than an inch behind our normal rainfall here. And I seem to be situated in a narrow "weather belt" where if there's a rain producing cloud going over, I'll get it. It can be bone dry a few blocks in any direction. The downside is that it works the same for snow - in an event I can get 2 feet whereas others get a dusting. With Lake Superior as our greatest resource, we rarely have water restrictions. However, the hint is always there to practice conservation, if for no other reason than it's the right thing to do and because all of the lakes are below their normal levels. I know there's an ongoing attempt by thirsty areas west of the Mississippi to construct pipelines and drain off Great Lakes water. Luckily, Canada has a vested interest in this not happening too. Perhaps in the more arid regions, there should be a moratorium on swimming pools? More education on the use of native plants?Well, end of rant. Gardening should be a joyful exercise and I feel for those of you suffering with the angst of watering woes....See MoreSound of water leaking + hot water coming from cold water side
Comments (2)Only happening with one bathroom sink, no hot water in toilet tank or bathtub cold faucet or kitchen sink? In large buildings hot water pressure is kept slightly higher than cold so that problems like this can be detected and fixed quickly because of costs involved in hot water loss. Ask your manager if the hot water system pressure was worked on or any new single lever sink faucets installed anywhere at the time your problem started. At a guess the water flow you hear is not an external leak but some sort of cross connect fault that is then slowly dumping through a leaking toilet tank or perhaps some system valve that isn't tightly shut. If this problem is stumping the person hired to fix it, your condo is not hiring very competent people....See MorePrimary bathroom - water closet or no water closet and why?
Comments (67)I honestly don't understand the gas chamber mantra that gets tossed around here. We are physiologically designed to be more sensitive to and more disgusted by the waste of other people than our own. So anytime a person is forced to occupy a space that recently contained someone else's waste it is unpleasant for them. The best way to make it more pleasant is to limit the time any person might have to spend in a room where someone else's waste has recently been. The easiest ways to do that is to limit the purposes of the room used for waste or schedule waste activities so there is no overlap. Increasing the space to dilute the odors doesn't really work that well. If you don't believe me, take a walk near a cow pasture....See MoreWater feature/small pond. Water quality
Comments (1)If you bought the wash tubs new, how did you cleanse them in a fish-safe way? I am about to create a 2-washtub fountain in my own backyard, with a solar power pump. Do I have to have fish, or do the small pumps move the water around sufficiently to prevent mosquito infestation? I want birds to be able to safely drink the water. I would think the murky water could be parts of dead plants or fish excreta. Perhaps the circulation in the cloudy tank is less active than the 2 clearer tanks....See Morewindberry zone5a BCCanada
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